The significance of race and ethnicity in the separation amongst individuals during the years of apartheid. Posted by Sikhanyisiwe Mkhonto Race and Ethnicity are terms that are used interchangeably by the society. Studies have been conducted in trying to find ways to define these terms. Race is a term that has a variety of meanings attached to it. However, the main idea of it all is that this word categorises people into groups that share a historical origin, characteristics and physical traits (MacEachern, 2012: 34-35). Ethnicity means collective identity. This implies that individuals share a tradition that help shape their culture, plays a role in identifying themselves and distinguishes them from other ethnic groups. For example, an ethnic group have the same language in which they communicate in, they share similar ways of dressing, eating and even celebrating. One could be of the same ethnic group; however, their skin colours differ (Antweiler, 2015: 26). In this essay ...
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